be (that) as it may; having said that
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to die out; to become extinct
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
exposure to wind; severe criticism
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
return fire; shooting back
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier